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Cool! Welcome to PriusChat

 

Welcome to PriusChat! You'll find lots of knowledgeable folk here, and most of them are only too happy to share their extensive knowledge and experience with others!

 

If you have any questions feel free to post them here

 

Yes indeed! It's a fair bet this crowd know more about the Prius than most Toyota dealerships will.

 

Congrats and welcome. Hopefully, your Toyota dealer will know something about the Prius. From what I've read here, most do not.

Looks like a great color if you'll be driving around in Lexington. Not a perfect match, but fairly close.

 

Welcome!

If you need a walkthrough, feel free to ask here. Did you get 2 key fobs with the car? IF not, your first priority should be to purchase a new one. It is much easier and less expensive to program a fob when you have a working one.

In addition to the normal scheduled maintenance, there are a couple of other preventative maintenance items recommended here, especially if you are a do-it-yourself person.
Changing the coolants in the two systems is a good item to add.
Some people here have added an oil catch can to the engine to avoid cold engine knock and expensive engine repairs later.
For those who have more maintenance funds, the Prolong battery reconditioning system from Hybrid Automotive is excellent for extending the life of the large traction battery.

 

all the best!

 

i think it is if no one is in the passenger seat. check the o/m.

 

There are procedures in the Repair Manual for checking and recalibrating the Occupant Classification System. It's more than a simple weight sensor, it's intended to be able to distinguish between female/male/child/luggage in the passenger seat, and control the airbags accordingly. It uses a few strain gauges near where the seat mounts. It can be un-calibrated if the seat's been removed and reinstalled. It can also be fooled by objects behind or under the seat leaning or bearing against it.

The system seems to have classified your husband as luggage. Have you checked to make sure he isn't luggage?

-Chap

 

The seatbelt warning can be customized, and a previous owner may have elected to turn it off. A dealership, or even anyone with a ScanGauge or similar OBDII-port monitor-programmer, can turn it back on.

But the passenger airbag indicator should still function correctly, that display is not customizable.

 

well done!

 

I don't know if you heard about the 2010 model having oil consumption issues after 100k miles. It probably doesn't happen to all of the 2010's but it seems to me that 2010 is more likely to have this issue than all other Prius model years. If you're planning on keeping the 2010 it would probably be a good idea to check the oil level whenever you fuel up your car, in fact if you haven't checked it yet now would be a good time, just make sure the car has been off for at least a few hours before you check it. If the oil on the stick is low I'd return the car to the dealer immediately if I were you before your warranty runs out.

I have some links to threads made about the 2010's issue with oil consumption but I need a few more posts before I can post links and I need to wait like a day as well. I hope your 010 doesn't have this issue.

 

Welcome to PriusChat!

Here is a shorter user guide to get you started before you dig into the huge owners manual from Toyota

John's Stuff - Toyota Prius User-Guide

I hope you enjoy your Prius as much as I have mine.